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VIIRS/JPSS2 BRDF/Albedo Parameter 2 Band M4 Daily L3 Global 30 ArcSec CMG V002
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR and NASA Data Portal — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.5067/viirs/vj243d11.002
The NOAA-21 Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) and Albedo Model Parameter 2 Band M4 product (VJ243D11) is produced daily using 16 days of data at 30 arc second (1,000 meter) resolution.
Description
Data are temporally weighted to the ninth day, which is reflected in the file name. The VJ243D product suite is provided in a Climate Modeling Grid (CMG), which covers the entire globe for use in climate simulation models.
Due to the large file size, each VJ243D product contains just one data layer. Each of the three model parameters (isotropic, volumetric, and geometric) for each of the nine VIIRS moderate resolution bands along with the visible, near-infrared (NIR), and shortwave bands included in the VJ243MA1 product is stored in a separate file as VJ243D01 through VJ243D36. In addition to the bands included in VJ243MA1, this product suite includes model parameters for the VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) as VJ243D37 through VJ243D39.
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Details regarding methodology are available on the VJ243MA1 product page and in the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD). VJ243D11 is the BRDF volumetric parameter for VIIRS band M4 (0.555 μm). The volumetric parameter, in conjunction with the isotropic and geometric parameters, is used to derive the BRDF/Albedo values for VIIRS band M4.
Known Issues
* For complete information about known issues please refer to the MODIS/VIIRS Land Quality Assessment website.
Links
Get the data
- Resource doi.org/10.5067/viirs/vj243d11.002 ↗
The LP DAAC product page provides information on Science Data Set layers and links for user guides, ATBDs, data access, tools, customer support, etc.
landing page · download · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/194/VNP43_ATBD_V1.pdf ↗
The ATBD provides physical theory and mathematical procedures for the calculations used to produce the data products.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/filespec/VIIRS/1/VNP43D11 ↗
The File Specification provides a description of the product file including Scientific Data Sets and their attributes.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/Val_overview.html ↗
Further details regarding VIIRS product validation and maturity status are available from VIIRS Land Product Quality Assessment site.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/Val/Albedo_Val.html ↗
Validation at stage 3 has been achieved for the VIIRS BRDF/Albedo product suite.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource landweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov ↗
The LDOPE Land Product Quality Assessment website provides known issues, maneuvers, and product quality of the land products.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource umb.edu/spectralmass/viirs-user-guides-c1-and-c2/vnp43d-cmg-30-arc-sec… ↗
The technical information in the User's Guide enables users to interpret and use the data products.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Original Metadata cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2842753900-LPCLOUD.iso19115 ↗
download · from data nasa gov
- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C2842753900-LPCLOUD ↗
Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data.
download · from NASA CMR
- Resource earthdata.nasa.gov/centers/lp-daac ↗
The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products.
download · project · from data nasa gov, NASA CMR
Where it is published
- NASA Data Portal dataset page data.nasa.gov/dataset/viirs-jpss2-brdf-albedo-parameter-2-band-m4-daily-l3-g… ↗
landing page · from data nasa gov
Catalogue records · 3
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2842753900-LPCLOUD.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CKAN API data.nasa.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id=3113c58d-8d49-4fa5-a36f-9771d943e… ↗
metadata API · from data nasa gov
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2842753900-LPCLOUD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Albedo · Anisotropy · Joint Polar Satellite System - 2 · Reflectance · Visible-Infrared Imager-Radiometer Suite
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics · Earth & Environmental Science · Ocean & Atmospheric Science · Physics
- Inferred from text
- Climate model simulation 65% · Geophysics 69% · Imaging 75% · Simulation 75%
Provenance · 2 source records, 23 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C2842753900-LPCLOUD | 11 d ago | JSON v1 |
| NASA Data Portal | 3113c58d-8d49-4fa5-a36f-9771d943e01e | 8 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3706 | enrichment · NASA CMR | taxonomy-embedding@1.0.0 | title+keywords+description (69%) |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:physics | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:viirs | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/land-surface/surface-radiative-properties/albedo | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/land-surface/surface-radiative-properties/anisotropy | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/land-surface/surface-radiative-properties/reflectance | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[method].local:method:climate-model | enrichment · NASA CMR | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (65%) |
| concepts[method].local:method:simulation | enrichment · NASA CMR | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (75%) |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:imaging | enrichment · NASA CMR | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (75%) |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:noaa-21 | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| updated_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |